Assuming all his bets were against the "dime line" (generally requiring a 51.2 win percentage), Pete would have made a slight profit (1.3%) overall during his years as Reds' skipper. If he was betting on a "20-cent line", which requires a 52.4 win percentage to break even, then Pete was probably wasting his time.

But in looking at his career stats, I noticed that despite his horrible ERA and WHIP, he actually pitched a complete-game shutout last season. So, that got me wondering as to the worst season ERA for a complete-game shutout pitcher: